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SummaryofEnglishCourse(基英二)U1WeHaveBeenHit!AdamMayblumisanemployeeofMayDavis,afinancialservicesfirmwhoseofficewasonthe87thflooroftheWorldTradeCenter.Heusedtobeveryproudofworkinginthetallestbuildingintheworld.AndthenonthatSeptembermorning,heleftitwhentheplanehitthebuilding.Heremainedcalmamongtheconfusion,rippinghisT-shirtintopieces,soakingthepiecesinwaterandgivingthemtocolleaguestocovertheirfaces.HeraceddownthestairswithhiscolleaguesincludingtheheadtraderHarryRamosandhistradingpartnerHongZhu.Whentheycametothe53thfloor,theymetaheavysetmanwhoselegswouldnotmoveandtheytiredtohelphim.Hongdecidedtobetheguineapigtotestthesafetyoftheelevator.Wheneverythingwasallright,hewentbackuptocollecttheothers.Theelevatortookthemtothe44thfloorandthenitstoppedworking,sotheyhadtotakethestairs.Whentheyreachedthe36thfloor,theheavysetmanrefusedtomoveonthespiteoftheirencouragement.SoHongleftalongsorrowfully,whileRamosrefusedtoleavethemanalongthere.Thenextday,AdamMayblum’se-mailabouthisexperiencewasreadbysomeonewhoknewthewifeoftheheavysetman.OnSeptember15th,friendsandfamilyhadagathering.AlltheemployeesofMayDavissurvivedexceptHarryRamos.HiswifeMickytriedtodeveloptoapicturesofhisescape,butitbegantofadeonthe36thfloor.U2TheVirtuesofGrowingOlderOursocietyworshipsyouth.Advertisementsconvinceustolookyounth,andpeopleareworkingoutingymstodelaytheeffectsoftheage.HYPERLINK"app:ds:point"\t""pointHYPERLINK"app:ds:of"\t""ofHYPERLINK"app:ds:view"\t""view:Beingyoungisoftenpleasant,butbeingolderhasmanyadvantages.HYPERLINK"app:ds:reason"\t""reason:Whenyoung,youareapttobeobsessedwithyourappearance.Beingolderispreferabletobeingyoungerinanotherway.ThegreatestbenefitofbeingfortyisknowingwhoIam.Conclusion:Thereisagreatdealofhappinesstobefoundaswegrowolder.U3MyStrokeofluckMywifeandIhavebeenmarriedfor47years.Shekeepsavingmylifeandgivingmereasonstolive.Shehasagoodjudgmentandintuition.Aftertheplanecrashed,shereachedmeimmediatelyandinsistedonmovingmetotheneighborhoodhospital.Andherde